David Blesa
Product Development Director
Pharma
Igenomix SL
Spain
Biography
David Blesa is Doctor in Biological Sciences by the Department of Genetics at the University of Valencia in Spain. Currently Dr. Blesa is the Head of the Product Development Department at IGENOMIX. From 2011 until 2013 he has been Head of Research & Development at the IVI Foundation and also Head of the Product Development Department at IGENOMIX S.L. From 2006 to 2011 he was Researcher and Head of the Genomics Core Facility at the ‘Principe Felipe Research Centre’ (CIPF) in Valencia, Spain. Previously, since 2000, he worked in the field of cancer genetics first as Postdoctoral Fellow at the ‘Hospital Clínico Universitario’ in Valencia and at the ‘Spanish National Cancer Research Centre’ (CNIO) in Madrid and later as a Researcher at the CNIO within the Molecular Cytogenetics Group until 2006. His main interest is centered in the field of genetics and genomics of human health and specifically in reproductive health. He has been principal researcher in projects financed by the Valencian and the Spanish Science and Innovation Governmental Office and is author in more than 25 research papers published in international journals and author in several book chapters.
Research Interest
cancer genetics, genetics and genomics of human health and specifically in reproductive health.
